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So the laser 3 years my hba1c has been quite good since being on the pump But the last year I've been hit with lots of other thing happening Urine tests show struggling kidneys Blood pressure so high I wast forced to stop working for some weeks due to failing medicals Tests for the BP...

Ok I see a lot of questions about what happens renewal wise for HGV license when on insulin So I've created this post, and will update it as things happen.. this will give anyone an idea of timescale and what's needed It's a process I've been through multiple times... so feel free to ask...

So, im just a couple of weeks away from being on the pump for 12 months, and im not going to lie its not been easy, but a few days ago i had a hba1c done which came back at 47 to which i was happy as previously my lowest has been in the 60's now i look at my bg reading over the last few months...

HI Im looking for possible reasons that a non diabetic could have low BG/Hypo Throughout the day my mum is going as low as 1.2mmol but routinely as low as 2.3mmol. any one else having issues like this.. would like some idea's so that when i persuade her to see the GP she can be armed with...

Im interested to know what people miss most (if anything) since being diagnosed diabetic... Doesn't have to be food related but can be.. for me, the thing i miss most is just being able to walk out the front door. no real plan on what im doing or where im going... or even if i will return...

I live on my own so I get used to seeing and accepting thing in my home that others might think odd Today is ‘medication day’ as I call it so have all my stuff ready So I have an unexpected visitor.. invite them in.. they look at my coffee table and ask if I’m a junkie.. must have thought I...

So, for a while now ive had a few run-ins with management at work.. In the HGV industry they expect a lot from you.. and we've had a few run-ins over flexibility and general expectations. to the point they referred me to a Occupational Health Specialist.. the OH read the letter to me that...

So just had my annual eye screening and for the first time in 10 years the tell me I have background retinopathy Feeling a little low as this last year or so has been the best controlled in the last 10 years

My 4 year old decided to jazz up my pump (ok im 47 so using him as an excuse to have minions on my pump)

I’ve just been prescribed losartan for blood pressure, I’ve taken it for 4 days now.. But from the very first day I’ve had blood glucose level issues.. if I take the amount of insulin I normally take for food/correction the BG crashes fast.. a few times after food if found myself drop from...

I started today thinking my diabetic consultant appointment wouldn’t go too well as they called a few days ago to say that it would have to be done over the phone.. There was three things on my mind that I wanted to discuss 1, change of insulin to fiasp 2, Libre/dexcom 3, possibility of...

Just ordered a dexcom g6 and receiver Can the g6 use the receiver and a phone simultaneously?

If I need time off for appointments should I be given the time off of can the company insist I use holiday. My consultant has advised my to attend some T1 education so would the above apply to this as well? For sick time (not had any yet) the company uses what they call the Bradford factor for...

10 years ago I was diagnosed with diabetes I was told by my consultant I was type 2 but was put on insulin. My doctor and nurses all said I was type 1.. 12 months ago I started pushing the consultant that if I were T2 I was going to stop insulin.. she did some tests and said again T2 prescribed...

A year ago had a cpeptide test to try and clarify a T1 or T2 diagnosis The results came back at 600 and my consultant said I was T2... I asked about stopping insulin and she said that may be possible Friday I saw my DVLA consultant and spoke to him and he said no chance at 600 that is so...

I was diagnosed diabetic in 2010 and was quickly put on insulin as everyone insisted i would be type 1 due to my age (36) and my normal BMI of 23 Now 9 years on my BMI has lowered a little to 21.5 but i instead on my consultant doing a peptide test the results came back at 600 apparently range...

OK, i like playing with gadgets and i recently defected from apple to an android device, the galaxy S6 edge, and i could not resist trying the Glucomen Areo meter with NFC So i went to the glucomen website and ordered the meter, there was an error and they sent me the LX which arrived the next...

feeling really ill today and i know its my fault but wonder why exactly i feel this way.. i think i have let things get a little on top of me recently stuff happening at work, and a death in the family, so yesterday i had a major binge eat session (comfort eating) al stuff i shouldnt have...

Does any one know the code in abbots auto-assist software It's the code that is used to set the insulin doses and should be used by the doctor or DSN Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I had cgm for a couple of weeks and had very poor accuracy so returned it. I was very careful about calibration times so that I had fasted in the morning and the evening one was before my evening meal so that my levels were not rising or falling Advanced Theraputics are saying I have lied...